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stein_oddvar_ra
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10 years ago
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Using AfxWnd90 or AfxWnd120 to access an MFC UI-element

I've inherited an old TestComplete suite that was developed for the testing of our applications. In one of the test projects there's some interaction with the UI-elements of an application using the a...
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    simon_glet
    10 years ago
    Hi Stein,



    Yes Aliases, allow you to simplifiy Name Mapping (NM) paths.



    If you set a Name Mapping property with a wildcard, the corresponding Alias will automatically be updated.



    Please find attached a screenshot of the NM tab with an example of a property WndClass with a wildcard.



    Sincerely
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simon_glet
Regular Contributor
10 years ago
You can use Name Mapping (NM) and Aliases by strictly keeping the UI-Element path.



To answer your question: Aliases are directly linked and depend on their respective NM. The goal of Aliases is to allow UI-Element changes without triggering a code change.



To be specific what are the values of the Aliases WndClass property of all the UI-elements in Aliases["AimOS"]["wndAfx"]["AfxWnd90"]["EventImageWindow"]["AfxWnd90"]["AfxWnd90"] ?



You might want to checkout the TestComplete Name Mapping documentation.



Sincerely